obese

[ oh-bees ]
/ oʊˈbis /

adjective

very fat or overweight; corpulent.

Origin of obese

1645–55; < Latin obēsus (past participle of obedere to eat away), equivalent to ob- ob- + ed(ere) to eat + -tus past participle suffix, with dt > s

OTHER WORDS FROM obese

Words nearby obese

oberland, oberlin, oberon, oberth, oberösterreich, obese, obesity, obesogenic, obex, obey, obfuscate

British Dictionary definitions for obesely

obese
/ (əʊˈbiːs) /

adjective

excessively fat or fleshy; corpulent

Derived forms of obese

obesity or obeseness, noun

Word Origin for obese

C17: from Latin obēsus, from ob- (intensive) + edere to eat

Medical definitions for obesely

obese
[ ō-bēs′ ]

adj.

Extremely fat; very overweight.